Deebz, yes it was a charter out of Lorain, Ohio. It was Bo Kay Fishing Charters and he has a webpage that will give you all the specifics. We fished 3-5 miles out trolling 12 rods. Used planer boards, jets and dipsy divers. Just watching them put the lines out and the management of them was impressive. Captain was a nice guy who was very knowledgeable about the fish and the waters of the central basin. I went with my brother and two other guys and all of us had a great time. We ended up with 12 walleyes and lots of white bass and a few sheepshead. One was 11 lbs, two more 7-8 pounds and the rest were in the 5 lb range with two 22 inchers. Our limit was 18, but ours were really nice ones. We plan on maybe going again this fall. We had nice weather with waves 1 ft. to calm. Lake Erie can get rough, so fishing can be weather dependent, but as we all know that if you play in the outdoors, weather is always a big part of it. Later, the steelhead will be out there and they are a riot to catch. I have 4 rivers within 20 minutes of my house where the steelhead run every spring and fall. I love it.

The Central basin is much deeper than the Western which makes trolling generally more productive. Casting to fish that are deep is not very effective. Even on a long cast with time given to let the lure drop to the bottom, the lure is only moving through the fish zone for a small percentage of time. Sometimes walleye do suspend in the water column in deep water. In those cases drifting will work. If you want to drift and cast, the Western basin in the Sandusky area might be a better choice. I would rather drift and cast, but trolling multiple lines covers more area effectively. As for steelhead, while they are not the best eating fish, they run and jump like crazy. Hope you get a chance to try run into some.

Really, really good eating. Nice white mild flaky fish. Walleye is a member of the perch family which is also one of the best fresh water eating fish. As with most fish, the smaller ones are better tasting, but they all are great.